Hinge

Abstract

A hinge for mounting a door swingably on the frame of a piece of furniture includes one mounting member mountable on the door and a second mounting member mountable on the frame. The two members are connected by a hinge pin or by hinge pins and hinge links. Between the member mounted on the frame and the frame itself there is a wedge type intermediate member for adjusting the distance between this mounting member and the face of the frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. In a hinge for pivotally mounting a door onto a body of an article of furniture, said hinge being of the type including a hinge casing adapted to be fastened to a door of an article of furniture, a mounting member adapted to be fastened to a body of the article of furniture, and at least one hinge link and at least one hinge axle connecting said hinge casing and said mounting member, the improvement comprising: an intermediate member positionable between said mounting member and the body for adjusting the relative spacing therebetween;   said mounting member having therethrough a round hole and having a central length portion and two opposite end length portions;   said central length portion supporting said hinge axle to extend in a longitudinal direction;   
     
     
       said mounting member having at said two opposite end length portions two inclined wedge faces extending parallel to said longitudinal direction of said hinge axle; said intermediate member having two inclined wedge faces extending parallel to said longitudinal direction of said hinge axle and in contact with respective said inclined wedge faces of said mounting member, such that displacement of said intermediate member with respect to said mounting member in opposite directions parallel to said longitudinal direction will change the relative spacing of said mounting member from the body;   a screw extending through said round hole and through said intermediate member; and   said intermediate member having therethrough a slot elongated in a direction parallel to said longitudinal direction of said hinge axle, said screw extending through said slot, thereby enabling said displacement of said intermediate member with respect to said mounting member.   
     
     
       2. The improvement claimed in claim 1, wherein said round hole extends through one of said opposite end length portions of said mounting member, and further comprising a slot, elongated in a direction parallel to said longitudinal direction, extending through the other of said opposite end length portions, said intermediate member having therethrough a second slot elongated in a direction parallel to said longitudinal direction and aligned with said slot in said mounting member, and a second screw extending through said slot in said mounting member and said second slot in said intermediate member. 
     
     
       3. The improvement claimed in claim 2, wherein said two slots in said intermediate member extend through said inclined wedge faces thereof. 
     
     
       4. The improvement claimed in claim 2, wherein said screws are fastening screws for fixing said mounting member to the body. 
     
     
       5. The improvement claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting member and said intermediate member each have an elongated generally rectangular configuration with respective longer sides extending in directions parallel to said longitudinal direction. 
     
     
       6. The improvement claimed in claim 5, wherein said mounting member has a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration embracing said intermediate member and with opposite longitudinal legs adjacent opposite said longer sides of said intermediate member. 
     
     
       7. The improvement claimed in claim 6, further comprising projections extending from said longer sides of said intermediate member for contacting respective said legs.